HackensackUMC Honored Once Again as a National Research Corporation Consumer Choice

October 13, 2014 11:38 AM

Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as the National Research Corporation (NRC) 2014-2015 Consumer Choice Award winner in the Bergen-Passaic market, achieving this distinction for 19 consecutive years.

“I am proud of this most recent NRC recognition,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of the Hackensack University Health Network. “I want to commend all of our team members who collaborate every day to best serve our patients. Patients are more involved in their healthcare today and have more choices available to them. To receive this Consumer Choice Award reflects their level of satisfaction and confidence in our medical center to deliver the best results.”

One of only 34 healthcare facilities nationally to earn this recognition for every year that it has been bestowed, HackensackUMC was also named a co-winner in the Jersey City market for the fourth consecutive year.

Consumer Choice Award winners are selected based on criteria derived from the NRC’s Market Insights study, a national survey of more than 270,000 consumers. The award is based on the hospital that possesses the best overall quality, best overall image and reputation, best doctors, and best nurses.

Winners were featured in the October 13 edition of Modern Healthcare.

About Hackensack University Medical Center

HackensackUMC, a nonprofit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, NJ, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state. Founded in 1888 as the county’s first hospital, it is the flagship hospital of Hackensack University Health Network, one of the largest health networks in the state comprised of 1,250 beds, nearly 10,000 employees and 2,700 credentialed physicians. HackensackUMC was listed as the number one hospital in New Jersey in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings for 2014-15. It is one of the top 30 hospitals in the nation by receiving 11 national specialty rankings, including a national ranking for the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Neurology and Neurosurgery in the 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals. The children’s hospital is housed with the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital in the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, which was designed with The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center, and was included on the Green Guide’s list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. HackensackUMC is among Healthgrades® America’s Best 100 Hospitals in five different areas, is one of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals™ for eight years in a row, and received the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 12 years in a row. The medical center has also been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital, and received 23 Gold Seals of Approval™ by the Joint Commission – more than any other hospital in the country. It was the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence; receiving its fifth consecutive designation in 2014. HackensackUMC is the Hometown Hospital of the New York Giants and the New York Red Bulls and was Official Medical Services Provider to The Barclays PGA Golf Tournament and the NY/NJ Super Bowl XLV111 Host Committee. It remains committed to its community through fundraising and community events. To learn more, visit: www.HackensackUMC.org.

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